Communities and Neighborhoods

Provide Early Warning to Residents

FIREBird is ideal for use along high fire-risk wildland urban interfaces, where a nearby wildfire can quickly threaten homes, neighborhoods, and community and public property.

The unique risks associated with these locations call for defensive fire detection methods that can sense fires almost immediately after ignition, regardless of the time of day.

FIREBird complements existing wildfire detection methods and systems by focusing on these high-risk areas. After all, a small fire nearby can be more quickly detected by a system nearby; not by smoke detected from miles away.

Provide Front Line Wildfire Detection

FIREBird devices can be placed on almost any structure: streetlights, utility poles, cell towers, etc. When placed at intervals along where undeveloped land is next to a community’s or neighborhood’s border, a FIREBird system provides a continuous wildfire detection zone.

The figure shows how one community is protecting its entire wildland urban interface with FIREBird units. Each red shape indicates the very small wildfire detection zone provided by each FIREBird unit.

“The FIREBird system has the potential to save significant costs and resources. Early detection allows local jurisdictions to effectively respond to wildfires at its earliest stage with a goal to minimize fire spread thereby decreasing overall number of resources committed to the incident.”
– Mike McCliman, City of Rancho Cucamonga Fire Chief